Great jobs guy! I really liked how much you emphasized the social integration with your content and trying to better optimize your social shares for each channel (realize how g+, facebook, twitter & linkedin are different from each other).

Great stuff here... web designers need to work closely with marketers!! I didn't see Nibbler website test that gives an easy to understand report. I like the idea of testing a few pages with a new design before turning over the entire site as long as user DO NOT navigate between the 2 styles.

Great resource for making a better blog Rand! It's funny how things have changed from forum postings is the early days to social being king for getting info out to the masses! Hitting the share button now

Great WBF Cyrus!! Link building is still alive and I completely agree with your nofollow theories. Google still looks at them as they get crawled but do not pass page rank. Perhaps, this is why they are looked at because they are not intended for SEO.

I agree that we will ALWAYS see links being apart of Google search. Google has invested SO much into link signals that it will always be an element... Look at social sharing signals, they are links that definitely carry weight. The quality on the link is what matter vs the sheer quantity.

We understand that the link profile (the number and quality of the links that direct towards your site) is a critical element in a marketing campaign. The disavow tool is one option but so is out reach. Removing links is no easy task!

I completely agree with what you mentioned at the end of the post!! Although traffic will be lighter on those niche landing pages, they will have a higher conversion rate as they are more targeted to that specific visitor. Thank you for sharing.

PPC is a totally different game than SEO and is often overlooked here on MOZ. Google's 'Enhanced Campaign' really encourages marketing to the mobile devices. Thanks again for showing some AdWords love!

Great WBF Rand! I'm glad you didn't pull it. Marketing has to be deeper than just making transactions. It is difficult to get away from the ROI driven decisions, but in the long run a brand needs followers not just transactions.

Many product descriptions for popular items are the same across a ton of sites! Trying to differentiate your product page is good for SEO & users who are shopping will notice you. Completely agree with Rand on starting with your 'best' or most profitable items will give you a chance to plug away on updating your product description.

Wow, what a read!! Although creating the personas of your target market is very time consuming, there is great value in it. Targeting the right channels that your targets are using is MISSION CRITICAL. Thanks for sharing Mike!!

GREAT WBF distinguishing the difference between keyword match & user intent pages! I'm sharing this video around the office to clarify how traditional landing pages differ from a more semantic page. Thanks again Rand

@Chris, We can only speculate as to how SEO will continue to evolve. As Google's spam team cracks down more on link networks, quality links and fresh content seem to be our only ammunition. As you said, "time will tell".

A handful of good tip to try and get keyword data. As ranking are becoming more and more personalized, the development of quality landing pages will become your topic traffic source. Thanks @Tim for sharing!!

Awesome Post Joost! I agree that the checkout pages need to be very UI friendly. Even though visitors have placed items in their cart, they haven't fully converted until completion of the checkout page.